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Plextor PX-128M6S

M6S 128GB

▲ M6S 128GB
BENCHMARKS (3,356)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(2)
BUY • $106

Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +0%Read 12%, Write 1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 42%Peak Score -5%Read 6%, Write -9%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -4%, Market Share -∞%, Price -10%, Value -8%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 22%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read 24%, ADQ Write 9%, ADQ Mixed -4%, Age 4%, AS-SSD Total 8%

Average Bench: 85.5% (405^th of 1080)

Based on 3,356 user benchmarks. Model: PLEXTOR PX-128M6S

Poor: 65%Average: 85.5% Great: 100%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Plextor M6S 128GB averaged just 14.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Plextor M6S 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Plextor M6S 128GB is 35.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Plextor M6S 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 292MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,356 samples)

Rank 40585.5%

Min	Avg	Max
341	Read 442	491
251	Write 310	333
200	Mixed 253	283
189	SusWrite 292	325
72.5% 324 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.4	4K Read 28.5	35.7
37.9	4K Write 66.2	90.1
22.6	4K Mixed 32.7	41.8
120% 42.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
154	DQ Read 323	373
77.6	DQ Write 262	308
87.6	DQ Mixed 180	207
165% 255 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

THA-User, 2 days ago.

49GB free

Firmware: 1.09

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 330 312 330 330 312 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 334

Mixed 266

SusWrite 324

78% 348 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 70.2

4K Mixed 35

128% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 140

155% 264 MB/s

BLR-User, 1 month ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1.08

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 252 239 303 311 319 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 323

Mixed 269

SusWrite 288

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 35.7

133% 46.8 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 193

179% 278 MB/s

FRA-User, 19 days ago.

59GB free

Firmware: 1.03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 303 314 320 302 315 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 317

Mixed 263

SusWrite 311

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 58

4K Mixed 32.9

114% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 193

183% 286 MB/s

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Typical M6S 128GB Builds (Compare 3,901 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H - $40

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $125Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	517x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	515x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	485x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	484x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	233x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	232x

SSD
M6S 128GBPlextor $106Bench 85%, 3,356 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	72x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	60x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	50x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $285

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Plextor PX-128M6S

M6S 128GB

Average Bench: 85.5% (405^th of 1080)

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M6S 128GB

Average Bench: 85.5% (405th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 85.5% (405^th of 1080)